Guwahati, Nov. 15 -- 38pm

Guwahati:The CBI on Friday said it conducted searches at 92 locations and arrested an accused after taking over the investigation of 41 cases in Assam related to the multi-crore stock market investment scam.

The central investigating agency in a press statement said ittook over the probe of 41 cases in Assam concerning various "unregulated deposit schemes" following a recommendation by the state government.

The statement said that since taking over charge, the CBI has accelerated its probe, conducting fresh searches at 92 locations across five states and union territories.

These searches resulted in the seizure of 24 mobile phones, 18 desktops, seven hard drives and 11 laptops, it added.

During investigation...